Feather Collection (page 18)

Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Countess De La Greze, 1918. From 1920: Countess Jean de la Greze, daughter of Charles Steele, member of the firm of J.P. Morgan & Co...is reported to have won a divorce from her husband in the French

Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Countess De La Greze, 1918. From 1920: Countess Jean de la Greze, daughter of Charles Steele, member of the firm of J.P. Morgan & Co...is reported to have won a divorce from her husband in the French

Hunter, C. Miss, portrait photograph, between 1906 and 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Hunter, C. Miss, portrait photograph, between 1906 and 1913

Lazy Boy, Indian Chief, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Lazy Boy, Indian Chief, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Lazy Boy, Indian Chief, 1914. Native American man

Trompe l'Oeil with Falconer's Bag and other Equipment for Falconry, 1671
Trompe l'Oeil with Falconer's Bag and other Equipment for Falconry; a Falcon Lure and a Falcon Hood, 1671

Eder, Helen, Miss, portrait photograph, ca. 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Eder, Helen, Miss, portrait photograph, ca. 1913

Mrs. Tartone, (formerly Miss Windsor), portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. 7. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Tartone, (formerly Miss Windsor), portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. 7

Miss Helen St. Goar, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. 29. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Helen St. [or Saint] Goar, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. 29

Mrs. Beryl F. Carroll, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. Beryl F. Carroll, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mrs. Beryl F. Carroll, 1911. [Jennie Dodson, wife of US politician and publisher Beryl Franklin Carroll who was Governor of Iowa]

Chon-Ca-Pe, 1837. Creator: Albert Newsam
Chon-Ca-Pe, 1837

The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920
The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. USA. Children dressed as kitchen utensils

Alison's House, Los Angeles, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Alison's House, Los Angeles, 1938. "Alison's House" by Susan Glaspell - A Poetic Romance - Now! - Mayan Theatre'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Jeanne d'Arc: La Pucelle d'Orléans, 1769. Creator: Antoine de Marcenay Ghuy
Jeanne d'Arc: La Pucelle d'Orleans, 1769

Portrait de Henri-Louis Lekain (1728-1778), dans le rôle de Gengis-Khan de "l'Orphelin de... 1769
Portrait de Henri-Louis Lekain (1728-1778), dans le role de Gengis-Khan de "l'Orphelin de la Chine", tragedie de Voltaire, 1769

The Flute Player. Creator: Master WI
The Flute Player

Dandies, 1519 and 1819, published January 20, 1819. Creator: William Heath
Dandies, 1519 and 1819, published January 20, 1819. Male fashions of the 16th and 19th centuries. Attributed to William Heath

'The Threatened Rising of American Indians; Sitting Bull Addressing a Meeting of "Braves", 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

'The Threatened Rising of American Indians; Sitting Bull, Chief of the Sioux Indians, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'The Threatened Rising of American Indians; Sitting Bull, Chief of the Sioux Indians, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Three-quarter length portrait of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney...holding a peacock feather fan, c1916
Three-quarter length portrait of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney) wearing a jeweled gown and tiara and holding a peacock feather fan, c1916

Edith Wilson? and William Gibbs McAdoo, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Edith Wilson? and William Gibbs McAdoo, between 1913 and 1917. American lawyer and politician William Gibbs McAdoo (in civilian clothes) and First Lady Edith Wilson with sailors

Mary Boyle O'Reilly, writer, lecturer on sociology, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mary Boyle O'Reilly, writer, lecturer on sociology, 1913. Irish-American social reformer and journalist during World War I. Her companion holds a document labelled A Bill

Heads of a Man and a Woman, 1899. Creator: Adolph Menzel
Heads of a Man and a Woman, 1899

Miss Ethel Reed, c1895. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Miss Ethel Reed, c1895. Ethel Reed, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing hat and fur coat or cape, with right hand under collar. [Artist, illustrator, graphic designer]

Wheel!
Massimo Chiodini

Senator Frank Billings Kellogg, with Mrs. Kellogg, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Senator Frank Billings Kellogg, with Mrs. Kellogg, between 1914 and 1918. American lawyer, politician and statesman with wife Clara Cook

'Fine Feathers make Fine Birds, after J Watson Nicol, 1890 (1891). Creator: Unknown
'Fine Feathers make Fine Birds, after J Watson Nicol, 1890 (1891). From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The modern poster, c1895. Creator: William H Bradley
The modern poster, c1895

Eagle on a snowy pine, c.1850. Creator: Kishi Renzan
Eagle on a snowy pine, c.1850

The New Fashion Phaeton, February 22, 1776. Creator: Philip Dawe
The New Fashion Phaeton, February 22, 1776. Sic Itur ad Astra, (Thus one goes to the stars). Attributed to Philip Dawe

David standing with crossed legs and holding the head of Goliath on a pedestal at lef... 1600-1700. Creator: Anon
David standing with crossed legs and holding the head of Goliath on a pedestal at left, a sword on the ground, after Reni, 1600-1700

The Standard Bearer, c. 1516/1518. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
The Standard Bearer, c. 1516/1518

Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson, 1st Breakfast, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs
Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson, 1st Breakfast, 1913. American socialite, author, playwright and poet Adele Lubbock Steiner. Wife of politician Albert S. Burleson

Shield, 1935. Creator: Charles Charon
Shield, 1935

Democratic National Convention - Mrs. May Wakewright I.E. Arkwright Hutton, Delegate, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - Mrs. May Wakewright [sic] i.e. Arkwright Hutton, Delegate, 1912. American suffrage leader and labour rights advocate May Arkwright Hutton at a political meeting

Benning Races. Miss Helen Taft, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Benning Races. Miss Helen Taft, 1912
Benning Races. Miss Helen Taft, 1912. [Daughter of US president. Benning Race Track in Washington, D.C. opened in 1890]

Dolly Madison Breakfast - Mrs. Pickford, Mrs. Champ Clark, Mrs. C.H. Mcdonnell, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Dolly Madison Breakfast - Mrs. Pickford, Mrs. Champ Clark, Mrs. C.H. McDonnell, 1912. Society occasion, USA. Genevieve Davis Bennett (centre)

Dolly Madison Breakfast - Mrs. William F. Dennis; Mrs. Chase Riker; Mrs. Mann Barker, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Dolly Madison Breakfast - Mrs. William F. Dennis; Mrs. Chase Riker; Mrs. Mann Barker, 1912. Society occasion, USA. Wives of influential men - the older woman is wearing late 19th century bonnet

U.S.S. Texas - Mrs. O.B. Colquitt, Wife of Governor of Texas, with Mrs. B. T. Bonner, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
U.S.S. Texas - Mrs. O.B. Colquitt, Wife of Governor of Texas, with Mrs. B. T. Bonner, 1912. [Launch of US Navy warship in Virginia: Alice Fuller Murrell, wife of Oscar Branch Colquitt]

Infantry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Infantry of the French Imperial Guard, 1854....a new era has at length commenced, and the Imperial Guard of France once more starts into being...[illustrated here in] costume selected by Napoleon

Mary Boland - witness In Archibald Case, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mary Boland - witness In Archibald Case, 1912
Mary Boland - witness In Archibald Case, 1912. [Witness related to the impeachment of US Circuit Judge Robert Wodrow Archbald]

Little Standard Bearer, c. 1516/1518. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Little Standard Bearer, c. 1516/1518

Ne-Sou-A Quoit, a Fox Chief, 1837. Creator: Albert Newsam
Ne-Sou-A Quoit, a Fox Chief, 1837

Daedalus and Icarus, n.d. Creator: Giulio Romano
Daedalus and Icarus, n.d

Daedalus and Icarus, early 1530s. Creator: Giulio Romano
Daedalus and Icarus, early 1530s

Exhibition of the Birmingham and Midland Counties Agricultural Association...1850. Creator: Harrison Weir
Exhibition of the Birmingham and Midland Counties Agricultural Association - Silver-Spangled Hamburg Fowls - First Prize; Poland Fowls - First Prize and Extra Silver Medal, 1850

Fashions for May - Crinoline Hat, for Opera, &c. 1850. Creator: Unknown. Fashions for May - Crinoline Hat, for Opera
Fashions for May - Crinoline Hat, for Opera, &c. 1850. Hat...of open pattern, trimmed generally with a flower or feathers, and worn to the opera, &c'

Springbok Hunting in South Africa, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Springbok Hunting in South Africa, 1850. The Springbok, or Bontebok {Antilope euchore)...is a most magnificent animal, larger than the gazelle, equalling...the speed of the fastest race-horse

Panel (For a Sconce), England, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Panel (For a Sconce), England, 18th century. Detail from a larger artwork

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"Feathers: A Symbol of Majesty, Power, and Beauty" Feathers have long held a significant place in history and culture. Just like the majestic Haile Selassie, who adorned his regal attire with plumes symbolizing power and authority. Similarly, Mary, Queen of Scots captivated all in her vibrant red costume embellished with feathers that exuded elegance. In Native American traditions, feathers were revered as sacred objects. The portrait of Sioux Chief Sitting Bull showcases his profound connection to nature's wisdom and strength embodied by the feather he wears proudly on his head. Nature itself presents us with breathtaking scenes; imagine two Curlew sandpipers gracefully wading through water while pecking for sustenance - a mesmerizing sight captured in Picture No. 10859244. Birds too find solace in their plumage. Cockatiel birds perched on a branch exhibit their colorful feathers as if they were wearing an artist's palette upon themselves. The Great crested grebe at Valkenhorst nature reserve demonstrates parental care by feeding one of its chicks a precious feather - an act recognized by Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 under the highly commended category for bird behavior. Even amidst avian rivalries, such as those witnessed between Jays fighting mid-air while another observes from afar in Norway or Tawny owl silhouetted against the moonlit sky in the UK – feathers remain central to these captivating moments frozen forever through photography. Delving into history reveals exquisite engravings like that of Dipper bird from 1896 or Red kites perching on branches together - one looking over its shoulder - showcasing how these magnificent creatures have fascinated artists across time. Feathers hold stories untold; they embody gracefulness, resilience, and freedom, and are not just mere adornments but symbols connecting us to our past and reminding us of nature's wonders that surround us every day.